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. >> and i'm maureen ume. gwen tolbart has been tracking the storm all day long. she joins us now. >> well, there are a lot of variables. to the deep south, they had plenty of rainfall but you can see the snow edging closer towards the northern edge, now tracking areas of virginia, parts of northern virginia, as well as the potomac high land. let's go to the weather map and put everything together for you. we do have an advisory to the west of the i-95 corridor here and of the d.c. region. that is in effect until 6:00 p.m. sunday, especially areas to the far west, a little bit closer than that, we have some of those advisories in effect that will end sooner than that. take a look at the warning areas here. this here is in effect right through until monday morning at 6 am. here, we are talking about a fair amount of accumulation if that system stays on track and inches its way closer to the coast and out to sea. the more west that it goes, the more accumulation we'll end up going and the more east it goes, the less accumulation we'll end up getting. that is still a
. >> and i'm maureen ume. gwen tolbart has been tracking the storm all day long. she joins us now. >> well, there are a lot of variables. to the deep south, they had plenty of rainfall but you can see the snow edging closer towards the northern edge, now tracking areas of virginia, parts of northern virginia, as well as the potomac high land. let's go to the weather map and put everything together for you. we do have an advisory to the west of the i-95 corridor here and of the d.c....
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fox 5's maureen umeh is in the newsroom to explain how it all went down. >> reporter: the 17-year-old was being held in a prince william county hotel where police say she was abused and forced to turn tricks but a few days ago she apparently saw her chance to escape and went for it. it was a desperate run for help. >> shocking. it's just disturbing. >> reporter: prince william county police say the 17-year- old victim barely had on any clothes when she escaped. >> the day she ran away she was in pajamas and i'm not so sure she was barefoot or not but she was not in appropriate clothes. >> reporter: an employee called police. these are the two suspects now charged with forcing the teenager into a life of prostitution. police say 21-year-old julie ann mckenna convinced the runaway if california to come to new york where soon after she and 32-year-old mark brickhouse began prostituting her. police say the couple frequently brought the teen to the maryland and virginia area. this time police say mckenna set up a craigslist page avertising the teen's services. they say johns contacted the
fox 5's maureen umeh is in the newsroom to explain how it all went down. >> reporter: the 17-year-old was being held in a prince william county hotel where police say she was abused and forced to turn tricks but a few days ago she apparently saw her chance to escape and went for it. it was a desperate run for help. >> shocking. it's just disturbing. >> reporter: prince william county police say the 17-year- old victim barely had on any clothes when she escaped. >> the...
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fox 5's maureen umeh here now with those details. marine? >> the all -- maureen? >> the all hands on deck is the d.c. metropolitan program. but this time around metro transit police are joining in to help stop some of the problems. uniformed and plain clothes officers are patrolling the area. 70 people fought over the weekend leaving four injured. the trouble often starts outside metro and explodes on the platform or the train. now metro transit police have come up with a strategy to keep the peace. it includes working with d.c. police on the street level to identify potential problems showing a strong presence of both union formed and plain clothes officers, monitoring hot spots and more aggressive crowd control. >> we only allow manageable amounts of, you know, patrons into the station at one time. you know, so breaking down groups like that may take place if we think that things are getting unruly. we will also take this opportunity to possibly separate anywhere there seems to be some -- some heated up tempers or so forth. >> the program will continue to be use
fox 5's maureen umeh here now with those details. marine? >> the all -- maureen? >> the all hands on deck is the d.c. metropolitan program. but this time around metro transit police are joining in to help stop some of the problems. uniformed and plain clothes officers are patrolling the area. 70 people fought over the weekend leaving four injured. the trouble often starts outside metro and explodes on the platform or the train. now metro transit police have come up with a strategy...
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maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >>> we're on top of another big story tonight. a twin engine plane slammed into a virginia house this afternoon. the impact killed the pilot but the homeowner made it out alive. the plane had taken off from the manassas regional airport. it stopped to refuel in louisa county and was headed to danville when it went down. fox 5's roby chavez has new information on the pilot tonight. >> reporter: it with us a fiery crash -- it was a fiery crash burning both home and plane. after the smoke cleared the plane sat in pieces only the tail visible om the roof. the pilot was killed. >> just a boo. i mean, it's like what she show in the movies when the plane hits and it blows up. that's exactly what happened. it was just a huge fireball. >> reporter: witnesses say it dropped from the sky and crashed nose first into this home. the pilot is a 62-year-old man from reston. virginia state police say the plane left from manassas earlier in the day and was heading to danville, virginia. neighbors say the pilot often flew himself to business meeting
maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >>> we're on top of another big story tonight. a twin engine plane slammed into a virginia house this afternoon. the impact killed the pilot but the homeowner made it out alive. the plane had taken off from the manassas regional airport. it stopped to refuel in louisa county and was headed to danville when it went down. fox 5's roby chavez has new information on the pilot tonight. >> reporter: it with us a fiery crash -- it was a fiery crash burning both...
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. >> i'm maureen umeh. the fire early friday morning trapped frostburg state university students alyssa salazar and evan kullberg in their apartment. tonight family and friends gathered on campus to remember the young man and woman and share their grief. evan's sister talked about seeing the pair on thanksgiving. >> and they looked, you know, happy and silly and just like how he they always are. we're going to miss evan -- how they always are. we're going to miss evan so much. we loved him very much and we also loved alyssa, too and evan loved being here and he loved all of you. >> the fraternity and sorority that the victims belonged to now are planning to hold a fire safety program in frostburg. >>> the edge on the district where police believe they've caught one of the attackers who has been targeting people on capitol hill and he's 16 years old. police aren't saying much about him because, of course, he is a jr. the teen is accused of a beating -- a juvenile. the teen is accused of a beating that happen
. >> i'm maureen umeh. the fire early friday morning trapped frostburg state university students alyssa salazar and evan kullberg in their apartment. tonight family and friends gathered on campus to remember the young man and woman and share their grief. evan's sister talked about seeing the pair on thanksgiving. >> and they looked, you know, happy and silly and just like how he they always are. we're going to miss evan -- how they always are. we're going to miss evan so much. we...
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maureen bunyan on your side with what is being done to help. >> the newest idea is the use of stem cells. at age 44, ronald's life changed forever. >> in 2003, i had a heart attack. i was tired all the time, out of breath. i could not really do anything. >> for seven years, his heart has deteriorated. he is on the heart transplant list. the number of available parts is limited in the process can be lengthy. until then, doctors at washington hospital center implanted a device to help his heart pump. the also injected his heart with stem cells as part of a new nationwide clinical trial to test the safety of this method. >> they are not recognized as foreign objects by the heart. we think the risk of having rejection is not there. >> mr. jones also received the injection. he has suffered from congestive heart failure four years and also needs a transplant. >> i could not breathe. if i walk from here to the door, i would be out of breath. i did not want to be bothered with people. >> when the receive new hearts, researchers will study their original hearts to see if the stem cells improved r
maureen bunyan on your side with what is being done to help. >> the newest idea is the use of stem cells. at age 44, ronald's life changed forever. >> in 2003, i had a heart attack. i was tired all the time, out of breath. i could not really do anything. >> for seven years, his heart has deteriorated. he is on the heart transplant list. the number of available parts is limited in the process can be lengthy. until then, doctors at washington hospital center implanted a device...
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. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car. >> reporter: they are looking all they can to find a driver of what they believe was a small dark sedan, possibly a honda. they say the force of the impact caused some damage. and even a piece of evidence was left behind. >> it did leave the right-hand side exterior passenger mirror on the scene after it struck her. >> reporter: neighbors say this narrow stretch of carol avenue can be hazardous. many drivers ignore the speed limit we're told, even with a school just across the street. >> i've seen the crossing guard almost get hit trying to cross the kids to school. so people don't
. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car. >> reporter: they are looking all...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. thanks for joining us. if you're hitting the roads in the morning, you want to know how things will look. matt ackland is checking in with road crews on their plan and gary mcgrady is in the weather center. >> i think it's important that we prepare for slippery conditions for tomorrow morning because i think especially out of the city north and west of town temperatures could be right at freezing, if not a little below and as we look at our radar now, we'll show you that nothing in place now for us. the heaviest of the rain has moved on off. temperatures are going to eventually begin to drop overnight tonight, but they're staying pretty steady now. notice in southwestern sections of virginia, northern and western sections of north carolina there's a little bit of snow/rain mixture rotating down there. it is headed in our direction. so we are calling for at least a chance for some rain showers, even possibility of some snow showers overnight tonight. check on temperatures. it's only 42 degrees out there as w
i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. thanks for joining us. if you're hitting the roads in the morning, you want to know how things will look. matt ackland is checking in with road crews on their plan and gary mcgrady is in the weather center. >> i think it's important that we prepare for slippery conditions for tomorrow morning because i think especially out of the city north and west of town temperatures could be right at freezing, if not a little below and as we look at our...
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over to maureen umeh with your fox 5 top five. >>> brian, in tonight's top five, fighting the -- [ inaudible ] number five, a new european study finds one hour daily exercise can help teens beat the effects the obesity gene [ inaudible ] scientists say they're learning how much diet and exercise can offset the inherited risk. so far the message for adolescence is to get moving with activities like sports. >>> number four, more benefits from breast feeding. research claims it can save lives and money of the the findings looked at what would happen if 90% of new mothers in the u.s. breast fed for six months. they found that 900 babies' lives would be saved and billions of dollars too. researchers believe it is because of antibodies in breast milk that helps babies fight infection. >>> number three, new safety measures from general motors. the automaker says it is expanding the use of brake override systems into all of its vehicles sold globally by the end of 2012. the brake safety measures can prevent unintended acceleration. g.m. is taking the steps to reassure customers of safety. >> getting
over to maureen umeh with your fox 5 top five. >>> brian, in tonight's top five, fighting the -- [ inaudible ] number five, a new european study finds one hour daily exercise can help teens beat the effects the obesity gene [ inaudible ] scientists say they're learning how much diet and exercise can offset the inherited risk. so far the message for adolescence is to get moving with activities like sports. >>> number four, more benefits from breast feeding. research claims it...
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i'm maureen umeh. the white house is -- news edge. i'm maureen umeh. the white house is calling this new set of leaks very damaging. >> reporter: the latest wikileaks documents dumping is of 250 cables from u.s. embassies around the world and the state department. several news organizations including the new york times had advance access to the material containing information about critical hotspots including north and south korea, pakistan and iran. the new york times says some cables show the u.s. gaining out the eventual collapse of north korea. others show saudi arabia urging the u.s. to attack iran and destroy its nuclear program. then there's the personal stuff. afghan president hamid karzai described as prevent by paronoia, germany's -- driven by paronoia. germany's angela merkel was also mentioned. the white house thinks the leaks are staining dangerous saying in a statement, "to be -- are dangerous saying in a statement, " to be clear this could be dangerous to our allies around the world." >> i'll agree with the pentagon's assessment that the
i'm maureen umeh. the white house is -- news edge. i'm maureen umeh. the white house is calling this new set of leaks very damaging. >> reporter: the latest wikileaks documents dumping is of 250 cables from u.s. embassies around the world and the state department. several news organizations including the new york times had advance access to the material containing information about critical hotspots including north and south korea, pakistan and iran. the new york times says some cables...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. let's send it down to tucker barnes. what are we talking about. >> it's been real. we have cool temperatures the last couple of days. warmer today. potential for freezing rain off to the north and west during the overnight hours. here is what we have going on. an area of low pressure developing off the carolina coast. that will throw rain into the washington area during the overnight hours. off to the north and west the temperatures could touch the freezing mark or a few degrees cooler than that. let's move on. i want to show you winter weather advisory. the shaded light blue, those are the cobs under -- counties under a winter weather advisory. temperatures will drop to the 20s and 30s. here in the city, washington area, montgomery county should be fine. we are looking at rain developing. off to the northwest is where we are concerned. the darker blue, that is a winter storm watch. we could see snow late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. temperatures, here in washington fine. 42 degrees. fredricksburg 44. north and
i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. let's send it down to tucker barnes. what are we talking about. >> it's been real. we have cool temperatures the last couple of days. warmer today. potential for freezing rain off to the north and west during the overnight hours. here is what we have going on. an area of low pressure developing off the carolina coast. that will throw rain into the washington area during the overnight hours. off to the north and west the temperatures could touch...
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will, maureen? >> thank you. >>> calling all baseball fans, the major league baseball playoff kicks off on wednesday. >>> plus new unemployment figures heading our way. fox's marianne rafferty has a look at the week ahead. >> reporter: monday the last day to register in several states including arizona and tennessee for the midterm election november 2nd. 36 out of 100 senate seats are being contested all all seats in the house are up for grabs. also monday a debate between richard blumenthal and linda mcmahon for the attorney general's seat. the two will battle it out in hartford. tuesday an all new episode of glee airs at 8 p.m. eastern on fox. wednesday major league baseball division series kicks off with three games, philadelphia and minnesota hosting wildcard times while the texas rangers will be in either tampa or new york. friday new unemployment rates will be announced. the rate is 9.6% as of august. that's a look at the week ahead. i'm marianne rafferty, fox news. >>> finally tonight we are
will, maureen? >> thank you. >>> calling all baseball fans, the major league baseball playoff kicks off on wednesday. >>> plus new unemployment figures heading our way. fox's marianne rafferty has a look at the week ahead. >> reporter: monday the last day to register in several states including arizona and tennessee for the midterm election november 2nd. 36 out of 100 senate seats are being contested all all seats in the house are up for grabs. also monday a debate...
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. -- maureen is a snow lover. who knew? our temperatures have fallen into the 50s and there are hitns nts of snow. there is a lot of snow up to our north, through the adirondacks. i know you are ready for it. but first, look at what we have been through. it 11 months ago that we were seeing and hearing this? >> i am joe the snow. i hope we have more of it. -- i enjoy the snow. >> only 8 months ago, i would've been up here and snow. over four feet of snow -- more than the previous five winters combined. crippling storms in december and february. >> we got cloud in and we were trapped like rats. >> we had a negative phase of the arctic pressure. that, combined with a weakening el nino, produced historic winter storms. then it was quickly -- what a summer. hottest june ever. july -- hottest month ever. the arctic oscilation switched. the jet stream moved well north. summer did not end until late september with a record 67 90 degree days. i think the atmosphere is ready for some balance, so i think will seek a cold beginning to
. -- maureen is a snow lover. who knew? our temperatures have fallen into the 50s and there are hitns nts of snow. there is a lot of snow up to our north, through the adirondacks. i know you are ready for it. but first, look at what we have been through. it 11 months ago that we were seeing and hearing this? >> i am joe the snow. i hope we have more of it. -- i enjoy the snow. >> only 8 months ago, i would've been up here and snow. over four feet of snow -- more than the previous...
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fox 5's maureen umeh live in the newsroom. she's been working the story all day long. >> reporter: brian, the homeowner was in his front yard power washing and had no idea anything was going on in his backyard pool until emergency crews came rushing to the scene to help to drowning victims. prince george's county police say the 12-year-old nephew and his siblings were visiting their uncle's home. on thursday afternoon the boy pushed a metal garbage can against the fence and hopped over. he apparently went into the deep end of the pool and never came back up. siblings alerted adults and when the 59-year-old uncle hopped over the fence and into the pool to help save his nephew, he became a victim too. >> his good hearted nature, he would do that. i think he would go to all lengths as you very well see. >> it's our job to make rescues. when you're faced with that situation, especially dealing with a very young life and a tragic incident often as this, it does take a toll on their emotions. they were extremely distraught. >> polic
fox 5's maureen umeh live in the newsroom. she's been working the story all day long. >> reporter: brian, the homeowner was in his front yard power washing and had no idea anything was going on in his backyard pool until emergency crews came rushing to the scene to help to drowning victims. prince george's county police say the 12-year-old nephew and his siblings were visiting their uncle's home. on thursday afternoon the boy pushed a metal garbage can against the fence and hopped over....
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fox 5's maureen umeh here with the news edge on. that. >> the rise in social media has raised the stakes in bullying. young beaming now have far greater power tomorrow paris -- people now have far greater power to embarrassment, humiliate and harass. just 18 years old a college freshman at rutgers university. tyler clementi's suicide last week after being outed in a live webcast is raising new questions across college campuses about the use of social media and its consequences. >> it's a whole new area for school officials and we are trying to keep up with. that. >> reporter: ad george mason university -- up with. that. >> reporter: at george mason university school officials know the same technology that helps with education can also do great harm. that's why the counseling staff has been increased and faculty trained to spot potential problems. students are reminded that what's done online can have negative effects. >> we're encouraging students to be a lot more sensitive that, there are serious consequences about things that they
fox 5's maureen umeh here with the news edge on. that. >> the rise in social media has raised the stakes in bullying. young beaming now have far greater power tomorrow paris -- people now have far greater power to embarrassment, humiliate and harass. just 18 years old a college freshman at rutgers university. tyler clementi's suicide last week after being outed in a live webcast is raising new questions across college campuses about the use of social media and its consequences. >>...
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maureen? >> matt ackland, thank you for that. >> stuck in jail even longer now. we are talking about the detained american hikers in iran. >> already been held for more than a year now. now their day in court is being postponed for months. >>> the class photo stores images from washington, d.c.'s newest cardinal at the pope's mass today. >>> lincoln theater tonight is rocking with the sounds of the go-go music awards. go one-on-one with the godfather of go-go and other stories. that story is up next. >> the news continues right after that. there is fred. say hi fred. . >>> new tonight a night of music the historic lincoln theater on you street. the annual go-go music awards are still underway at this hour. roz is outside the theater with the highlights. >> reporter: maureen, that show is still going on. pretty remarkable really because there was a time not so long ago when go-go frankly didn't get much respect and little known outside the dmv. all of that has changed, though. so tonight they are celebrating the fifth annual go-go music awards in grand style. [ mu
maureen? >> matt ackland, thank you for that. >> stuck in jail even longer now. we are talking about the detained american hikers in iran. >> already been held for more than a year now. now their day in court is being postponed for months. >>> the class photo stores images from washington, d.c.'s newest cardinal at the pope's mass today. >>> lincoln theater tonight is rocking with the sounds of the go-go music awards. go one-on-one with the godfather of go-go...
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care gray houston is live in the news room with the details. >> hi, maureen. it is a pilot program. there are 24 county owned liquor and wine stores in the county and as of today they are open on sunday from noon to 6:00 for the next six months. county is facing serious budget challenges and county officials are hoping that sunday alcohol sales will help close the gap. it's a new day at montgomery county liquor stores. traditionally they've been shut close on sundays but for a trial six-month period, they'll now be allowed to open. >> i think it's great. i think it's great. i wish we had that in virginia. >> sunday is said to be the second busiest retail shopping day after saturday. and so now montgomery county liquor stores are open. after county executive isaiah leggett signed an executive order to be for consumer convenience, making alcohol shopping customer friendly. is it? >> yes. because i've got people coming over to my house on sunday and i may have run out of something. >> i think it's a good thing. i come from a place where you could -- in arkansas where you would never dr
care gray houston is live in the news room with the details. >> hi, maureen. it is a pilot program. there are 24 county owned liquor and wine stores in the county and as of today they are open on sunday from noon to 6:00 for the next six months. county is facing serious budget challenges and county officials are hoping that sunday alcohol sales will help close the gap. it's a new day at montgomery county liquor stores. traditionally they've been shut close on sundays but for a trial...
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we are putting ourselves in the mid-range and looking at all the variables, maureen. it is a very, very tricky forecast and we have to be careful. okay. >> take a look at the areas along the south of the coast being affected by this system a very strong system. plenty of rain fall well across areas of the extreme southeast. then we run into the snow and the win tri -- wintry mix as it pushes itself north. parts of virginia are already starting to see part of the snowfall. as we go to the weather map. take a look at the areas under warnings and advisory. the advisory right through until sunday. 6:00 p.m. is for some of the areas. there are some areas until 6 am or noon on sunday. to the east, however, including the district, thinks where the warning is in effect and thinks in effect right through until monday at 6:00 a.m. we're definitely going to keep a close eye on this for you. >> this looks like it's going to be pretty bad and we are lappie we are keeping on top of it. >>> we know that any significant snowfall could bring down power lines. on the phone now we have
we are putting ourselves in the mid-range and looking at all the variables, maureen. it is a very, very tricky forecast and we have to be careful. okay. >> take a look at the areas along the south of the coast being affected by this system a very strong system. plenty of rain fall well across areas of the extreme southeast. then we run into the snow and the win tri -- wintry mix as it pushes itself north. parts of virginia are already starting to see part of the snowfall. as we go to the...
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absolutely. >> that was maureen umeh. >>> we still have a lot more for you on fox 5 morning news. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: three county police officers now arrested in connection with an ongoing corruption probe in prince george's county. i'm sarah simmons and i'll have the latest on that story coming up. >>> the monday night falling at fedex field. the redskins go down to defeat in historic fashion. you are watching fox 5 morning news. we're taking a break and coming right back. "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >>> let's take a look at 270 right now. started raining during the game last night and hasn't let up since. be aware of that as we continue to follow that story. >> kind of slowing things down on the road. we were talking about the game being sold out and all the traffic on the roads. i bet those people are going why, why, why did i sit in traffic? >> you look at this way. at leas
absolutely. >> that was maureen umeh. >>> we still have a lot more for you on fox 5 morning news. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: three county police officers now arrested in connection with an ongoing corruption probe in prince george's county. i'm sarah simmons and i'll have the latest on that story coming up. >>> the monday night falling at fedex field. the redskins go down to defeat in historic fashion. you are watching fox 5 morning news. we're taking a...
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maureen knows all about this one. this is your story, right? >> i sure do. >> how you can find the paranormal using your phone. >> the activists trying to send the president about funding for a worldwide crisis. >> some of the stories coming your way until fox 5 news continues. can't wait to see that one. >> the queen of england. >> you got the wave. [ music ] woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money. woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do. men are charged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence
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will and maureen back to you. >> thank you, gwen. that does it for you. you know the drill, right? want news information 24/7 fox 5 news is always on. >> i want to know if you are going to get out to enjoy the weather. >> i am going to the game tomorrow. >> everybody come on in. >> keep it here. sports extra is coming your way in just two minutes. enjoy the rest of your weekend. >> iowa bye. [ man ] are you aware that verizon fios brings fiber optics to your home and cable doesn't? yes. -i read that. -i do know that. yes, but there's a contract. at verizon, they want you to have a two year contract. i've got commitment issues. no one likes to be tied down. [ man ] so if they didn't lock you into a term contract, you'd consider switching? -oh, absolutely. -definitely. it's a no-brainer. [ man ] because now, with verizon fios, you don't have to sign a term contract. -really? -that's terrific! -did not know that. -i'm in. [ male announcer ] america spoke, verizon listened. switch to fios today, now with no term contract required. it's time for fios. call the verizon center for
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i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. the gloom is giving way to cold air. gary, what will happen before morning? more cold air. >> the cold air will be trickling in. it won't be just slamming in perhaps like we thought a couple of days ago. i would say it will be moving along slower coming in. that is good. i don't think we will have time to freeze a lot if anything before we dry up. let me show you to the radar to give you an idea what is going on. a lot of rain passing by. most of the rain is east of i- 95. you can see the snow back out to the east and west. there is a smidgen of rain showing up in extreme western sections of maryland and the eastern panhandle of west virginia. very light, though. it's even beginning to dry up as i look at it on the radar. not a big deal there but we are mwoieshow you the temperatures quick. 43 in washington. we are getting reports of some delays getting out of reagan because it simply -- there is so much problem out in the midwest getting plains in here that's why there is delays there. more details in the full forecast.
i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. the gloom is giving way to cold air. gary, what will happen before morning? more cold air. >> the cold air will be trickling in. it won't be just slamming in perhaps like we thought a couple of days ago. i would say it will be moving along slower coming in. that is good. i don't think we will have time to freeze a lot if anything before we dry up. let me show you to the radar to give you an idea what is going on. a lot of rain passing by. most...
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back to you, maureen. >> thank you for that. we'll see you in a little bit. >>> mother nature hit the south especially hard and this is the aftermath of a deadly tornado that tore through yesterday, killing at least 10 people. the storm struck yazoo city, mississippi leaving a trail of destroyed homes, churches and lives. fox's chris gutierrez is there with more. >> reporter: a tilted cross outside a miss miss church preciped from the foundation by satur tedly tornado. torn hearts mourn the lives taken but church members say their faith is firmly planted. >> we're all saddened, we're all shocked, but jesus is in control. >> reporter: yazoo city in central mississippi was hit the hardest. the twister reportedly packing winds as high as 200 miles per hour. blowing apart homes, tossing cars, and tearing apart this restaurant. >> i thought we had passed. this taught a lesson. you don't have time. >> reporter: several people huddling inside as the tornado lifted off its roof. >> by the time we got in the doors of the restaurant everi
back to you, maureen. >> thank you for that. we'll see you in a little bit. >>> mother nature hit the south especially hard and this is the aftermath of a deadly tornado that tore through yesterday, killing at least 10 people. the storm struck yazoo city, mississippi leaving a trail of destroyed homes, churches and lives. fox's chris gutierrez is there with more. >> reporter: a tilted cross outside a miss miss church preciped from the foundation by satur tedly tornado. torn...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm will thomas. you'll recall sherrod was forced to resign after a conservative blogger posted video of a speech that he said proved she was racist. we know that was not the case. fox 5's karen gray houston with sherrod's road to redemption. >> reporter: the metropolitan african methodist episcopal church on m street has hosted statesmen and civil rights leaders. it's undergoing a major renovation. that did not stop shirley sherrod from retelling her story. >> this person was e-mailing me saying you should be ashamed of yourself. >> reporter: sherrod is still haunted by this now famous video. >> here i was saying that when they have a white person say they're lazy. >> reporter: it was a speech she gave to the naacp, but a conservative blogger posted excerpts that seemed to show she withheld assistance from a georgia farmer because he was white. >> i just knew the administration would support me. >> reporter: sherrod was talking about her own racial transformation, but the truth did not get out until
i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm will thomas. you'll recall sherrod was forced to resign after a conservative blogger posted video of a speech that he said proved she was racist. we know that was not the case. fox 5's karen gray houston with sherrod's road to redemption. >> reporter: the metropolitan african methodist episcopal church on m street has hosted statesmen and civil rights leaders. it's undergoing a major renovation. that did not stop shirley sherrod from retelling her story....
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. >> all right, we will see you in just a little bit, maureen. i missed the 19941, but we are not going to miss tonight, "dancing with the stars" -- i one.d the 19954 >>> we have built a big farm, it is a really great plays. our entire family comes to us now. if you build it, they will come, especially if you have the kids. that is where everybody is going to go. >> "a country christmas" is on to 9:00, followed by abc7 news at 11:00. >>> doug hill has the weather. >> it is going to change. let's get started with some weatherbug reports. 49 degrees in alexandria after a high of 52. 46 degrees in your neighborhood right now after a high of 51 in waldorf, maryland, north point high school. the warm spot is in downtown washington, currently reporting 48 degrees. let's get the graphics, in we will show you the system moving in. a storm front moving across iowa, and increasing moisture from the atlantic ocean will be pushing through here. increasing cloudiness and then rain, heavy at times by tomorrow evening. we could get ahead of the amount of rain i
. >> all right, we will see you in just a little bit, maureen. i missed the 19941, but we are not going to miss tonight, "dancing with the stars" -- i one.d the 19954 >>> we have built a big farm, it is a really great plays. our entire family comes to us now. if you build it, they will come, especially if you have the kids. that is where everybody is going to go. >> "a country christmas" is on to 9:00, followed by abc7 news at 11:00. >>> doug...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> clearly we are having some trouble with the camera so please stay with us. adam and roro were killed. tonight we are learning more about what happened and the men arrested at the scene. fox 5's matt aklin. >> reporter: yes, police say they were crossing the pike when hit by a car. the driver was arrested and suspected of dui. the impact of the collision killed one man instantly. the other died a short time later at the hospital. just look at the damage to the front of the car. the windshield smashed. the hood crumpled. even the front bumper broken. even harder to look at, a flip flop and knew left behind. >> it looks like it hit a pole. hit two people and it was destroyed. >> not long after the men were hit on rockville pike rachel and sam had made it safely across. they had just gotten off the metro from a night out in dc. >> then we heard a huge crash. at first i thought it was a gunshot. we heard like the brakes scratch and then we heard this crash and someone laying on the horn. >> reporter: police say the driver of the car did get out to offer assistanc
i'm maureen umeh. >> clearly we are having some trouble with the camera so please stay with us. adam and roro were killed. tonight we are learning more about what happened and the men arrested at the scene. fox 5's matt aklin. >> reporter: yes, police say they were crossing the pike when hit by a car. the driver was arrested and suspected of dui. the impact of the collision killed one man instantly. the other died a short time later at the hospital. just look at the damage to the...
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hi, matt. >> reporter: hey, maureen. yeah, you know, 91,000 people expected to pack the stadium here behind me, yet another sellout crowd and as you were saying, there could be some big traffic issues. although this game starts at 8:30, they believe a lot of folks are going to come to pregame to tailgate. also you have folks driving in from philadelphia and we're so close to the beltway with all of that and rush hour traffic, travel experts are saying tomorrow could be a big mess no matter where you live across the d.c. region. >> rush hour is bad enough along the beltway, but now you add in a big monday night football game, it's not going to be pretty, is it? >> it's got the potential to be very ugly. you've got to start with the fact we have some of the worst congestion in the united states on an average rush hour. we bear live move. now we're head -- barely move. now we're heading, 90,000 of us or more, to fedex for a monday night game. >> reporter: we're talking 8:30, but you were saying a lot of people like to get t
hi, matt. >> reporter: hey, maureen. yeah, you know, 91,000 people expected to pack the stadium here behind me, yet another sellout crowd and as you were saying, there could be some big traffic issues. although this game starts at 8:30, they believe a lot of folks are going to come to pregame to tailgate. also you have folks driving in from philadelphia and we're so close to the beltway with all of that and rush hour traffic, travel experts are saying tomorrow could be a big mess no...
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i'm maureen umeh in for shawn. >>> i'm brian bolter. fox 5's bob barnard following the latest developments. >> reporter: it happened around 3:00 this afternoon. people on the scene calling it a collapse, not an explosion. officials not classifying it one way or the other. we do know seven miners are dead and 19 missing. these are some of the first pictures from the scene of the mine disaster. rescue personnel and equipment arriving at the mine near month coal, west virginia. >> you can't explain the feeling you get in your stomach when you know something is bad. >> reporter: more than a dozen coal miners are said to be trapped underground. massey energy company owns the performanceoal company about 30 miles south of charleston. >> we really just came to pray because we don't have immediate family in the mines but we know so many people that work here. our pastor works at this mine from our church. he wasn't in the mine. he's here. and we're just praying. all we can do as a community is come together and pray. >> reporter: we believe thi
i'm maureen umeh in for shawn. >>> i'm brian bolter. fox 5's bob barnard following the latest developments. >> reporter: it happened around 3:00 this afternoon. people on the scene calling it a collapse, not an explosion. officials not classifying it one way or the other. we do know seven miners are dead and 19 missing. these are some of the first pictures from the scene of the mine disaster. rescue personnel and equipment arriving at the mine near month coal, west virginia....
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i'm maureen umeh. the search is on for whoever attacked a pangs enpang at the metro station -- passenger at the metro station in northwest. roz plater is live with the story. >> reporter: this happened inside the metro station and the big unanswered question tonight, was this attack random? details are sketchy, but here's what we know. all this happened we're told inside the petworth metro station about 4:15 this afternoon. the man was on the platform near the turnstile we're told about to exit the metro station when he was approached by another man who stabbed him in the neck. now that man was taken, the victim, to the hospital. the extent of his injuries are unclear at this point. we don't know whether or not there is some sort of confrontation between the two men, whether or not they knew each other, whether or not this was some sort of attempted robbery. metro transit police are handling that investigation. so far they're releasing few deit tails. we do know in the past year or so outside the -- de
i'm maureen umeh. the search is on for whoever attacked a pangs enpang at the metro station -- passenger at the metro station in northwest. roz plater is live with the story. >> reporter: this happened inside the metro station and the big unanswered question tonight, was this attack random? details are sketchy, but here's what we know. all this happened we're told inside the petworth metro station about 4:15 this afternoon. the man was on the platform near the turnstile we're told about...
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maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >> thank you. >>> still plenty ahead on fox 5 morning news this morning. let's check in with sarah simmons. >> reporter: if you heard the wind and rain overnight, you will wake up to a pretty big mess this morning. this is part of the problem you will see. storm damage throughout the area. it will be quite a mess. we'll tell you where it was the hardest hit when fox 5 morning news returns. stay with us. >>> let's take a look at what is happening in bethesda. here is video into the newsroom of standing water in the wake of the overnight storms. this will be the same pretty much everywhere across the region. this particular shot at arlington boulevard and bradley boulevard in bethesda but you will find it in many places today. >> i actually had to avoid some limbs out on the road. >> i believe it. a lot of wet leaves all over the roadway. be ready for that. very impressive line of thunderstorms came through. we thought we might see some thunderstorms but these were particularly strong. severe thunderstorm warnings were issued across much t
maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >> thank you. >>> still plenty ahead on fox 5 morning news this morning. let's check in with sarah simmons. >> reporter: if you heard the wind and rain overnight, you will wake up to a pretty big mess this morning. this is part of the problem you will see. storm damage throughout the area. it will be quite a mess. we'll tell you where it was the hardest hit when fox 5 morning news returns. stay with us. >>> let's take a...
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will and maureen? >> thanks, gwen. nothing like getting together with a group of fun people. >> put together the hockeyy pokey. >> look, you are ruining my prompter. >> you get a new world record, more than 7,000 people shook it all about in coldville iowa to get into the guinness book for the biggest hockeyy pokey dance ever. they beat the record by 2500 people. >> i know people at home right now saying speaking of hockeyy. >> we like to keep it real. >> busy in the world of sports right now but the red skins are stealing the show. >> lindsay murphy with a look ahead on sports extras. >> the washington, orioles and dc all in action today but the red skins keeping everybody on hold today. because it's cut day. and the final 58 player roster. who is in and out. on the sports extra. will and maureen, we've got the 411, stick around. >> thanks, lindsay. news and information 24/7 on fox5news.com is always on. >> now we can do the hockeyy pokey. >> left foot in, right foot out. take it out.
will and maureen? >> thanks, gwen. nothing like getting together with a group of fun people. >> put together the hockeyy pokey. >> look, you are ruining my prompter. >> you get a new world record, more than 7,000 people shook it all about in coldville iowa to get into the guinness book for the biggest hockeyy pokey dance ever. they beat the record by 2500 people. >> i know people at home right now saying speaking of hockeyy. >> we like to keep it real....
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maureen. zorn is expected to be fired tomorrow. roby chavez caught up with some of the fans. >> reporter: when the last seconds of the last redskins game this season ticked down, there was finally something to cheer about. it's over. >> it's pitiful. >> i'm really disappointed. >> it's the worst season i've ever seen. >> reporter: very few fans were around to watch however. by now, most are on the cowboys band wagon or wearing philadelphia green. . >> he fumbled the snap. come on. >> reporter: marcus cooper and his dad sat it out in a corner alone. >> it's sad. you know? i come down here expecting to see everyone rooting hard for the final game of the season and see everyone caring about the cowboys and the eagles. i thought we were in d.c. here. what's going on? >> we're like the only skins fans here. and the season has been kind of dismal, but towards the end things are starting to look up a little bit for next season. it gives us a little hope for next year. >> go cowboys! >> repo at the espn zone, the game was ban issued to the
maureen. zorn is expected to be fired tomorrow. roby chavez caught up with some of the fans. >> reporter: when the last seconds of the last redskins game this season ticked down, there was finally something to cheer about. it's over. >> it's pitiful. >> i'm really disappointed. >> it's the worst season i've ever seen. >> reporter: very few fans were around to watch however. by now, most are on the cowboys band wagon or wearing philadelphia green. . >> he...
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i'm maureen umeh. tonight thousands of travelers are still stuck but airlines are reporting successful test flights. could things be getting back to normal very soon? fox 5's laura ingle has the latest twist. >> reporter: test flight, alternate routes and serious plans are being put into place to get the maximum amount of displaced passengers off the terminal floor and up into the air. the ash cloud continues to hover over europe causing misery for millions of travelers. >> we're trying to go to norway. we have no idea how we're going to get there. >> we don't know if we leave, when we leave. we have no news and we have no idea how long we have to stay here in the airport. >> reporter: the volcano was showing no signs of settling down and is still sending explosions of steam, grit and smoke into the air. air space has been closed in whole or part of 24 european nations since wednesday affecting an estimated two million travelers worldwide and grounding tens of thousands of flights today alone. >> we on
i'm maureen umeh. tonight thousands of travelers are still stuck but airlines are reporting successful test flights. could things be getting back to normal very soon? fox 5's laura ingle has the latest twist. >> reporter: test flight, alternate routes and serious plans are being put into place to get the maximum amount of displaced passengers off the terminal floor and up into the air. the ash cloud continues to hover over europe causing misery for millions of travelers. >> we're...
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maureen umeh has more. >> reporter: whose childrens are he we going to put in the classrooms of the ineffective teachers. >> reporter: defined words from the d.c. schools chancellor michelle rhee defending her decision to fire teacher and staff members. she says the employees either performed poorly or failed to get certified. she says d.c. school kids were bearing brunt and that is unacceptable. >> we have to move with a fray system that prioritizes the desires and needs of a-- adults over what is in the best interest of the kids. >> reporter: the fired teachers were evaluate using a new method called impact which looks at not just test scores but the ask dealtic growth a student acheefdz under the teacher. parker say the system was implemented too quickly. >> we had asked the chancellor to pilot this evaluation instrument if a year to have an opportunity to get the flaws out. they went on and implemented it fully. >> reporter: chancellor rhee disagrees. she says another 737 employees have been given notices that they have been rated as minimally effective. she says if they don't improve, they
maureen umeh has more. >> reporter: whose childrens are he we going to put in the classrooms of the ineffective teachers. >> reporter: defined words from the d.c. schools chancellor michelle rhee defending her decision to fire teacher and staff members. she says the employees either performed poorly or failed to get certified. she says d.c. school kids were bearing brunt and that is unacceptable. >> we have to move with a fray system that prioritizes the desires and needs of...
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and they're going nobody working throughout the next couple days so maureen once again, if you have to come through here to get to downtown tomorrow make sure that you take public transit or make sure that you're going to pack some patience because you're going to be waiting for quite a while. traffic could be a mess for the next two days >> thank you for that update. >>> leaders hope the summit will help them find ways to secure the world's nuclear stockpile. president obama says if members of al-qaeda choir a nuclear weapon they won't be afraid to use it. this is the largest gathering of world leaders hosted by a u.s. president since the 1945 conference that founded the united nations. >>> another gig story a mother and her 3-year-old daughter murdered in alexandria. their bodies were discovered after someone called police to report a disturbance. police have identified simon bhata asefa as the suspect. both victims were stabbed, their throats cut. neighbors are stunned. >> it's crazy. it's crazy. you know. i mean, i saw the parking lot and stuff blocked off and then i came down and
and they're going nobody working throughout the next couple days so maureen once again, if you have to come through here to get to downtown tomorrow make sure that you take public transit or make sure that you're going to pack some patience because you're going to be waiting for quite a while. traffic could be a mess for the next two days >> thank you for that update. >>> leaders hope the summit will help them find ways to secure the world's nuclear stockpile. president obama...
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i'm maureen umeh. we saw the pictures and the water has risen so high, the drivers are getting stuck. let's begin with gwen in the weather center. >> reporter: it's been raining all day and in some areas, they seen heavy to moderate and the others got a break and now chilling with scattered rain or light drizzle. we still have more rain on the way and we're going to have to keep an eye on it and let's look at radar. the fox 5 live doppler radar showing you that we do have plenty of heavy rainfall throughout the areas to the south of us and to richmond, across areas to the north and to the d.c. areas where they're getting a bit of a break and as i said, that will change as a lot of the moisture has to come from the south and has our way. as we look at true view, the bigger picture, you can see the wide swath of heavy rainfall to the north of us and new england is getting pounded. that is part of the same system that is reaching to the west. take a look at indianapolis and further west. all of that assoc
i'm maureen umeh. we saw the pictures and the water has risen so high, the drivers are getting stuck. let's begin with gwen in the weather center. >> reporter: it's been raining all day and in some areas, they seen heavy to moderate and the others got a break and now chilling with scattered rain or light drizzle. we still have more rain on the way and we're going to have to keep an eye on it and let's look at radar. the fox 5 live doppler radar showing you that we do have plenty of heavy...
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maureen says she did report this. she says she told the metro worker this the booth at the continueley stop and went online to file a complaint. metro says they will be investigating this matter tomorrow. brian? >> we know you'll stay on top of it. wisdom martin down in the newsroom. >>> the news edge on virginia now where investigators believe a murderer is also responsible for a cold case crime. morgan harrington disappeared last october after attending a concert in charlottesville, her body found in january on a farm. authorities are looking for this man and they found forensic evidence that links him to a sexual assault in fairfax county back in 2005. if you know who this man is please call fairfax county or virginia constituent police. >>> a -- or virginia state police. >>> a suspected spy ring that operated out of arlington, virginia and several other east coast cities -- [ indiscernible ] the evidence didn't come from them. it came from one of the other eight suspects who admitted to sending letters to the grou
maureen says she did report this. she says she told the metro worker this the booth at the continueley stop and went online to file a complaint. metro says they will be investigating this matter tomorrow. brian? >> we know you'll stay on top of it. wisdom martin down in the newsroom. >>> the news edge on virginia now where investigators believe a murderer is also responsible for a cold case crime. morgan harrington disappeared last october after attending a concert in...
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thank you for joining us, i'm maureen umeh. the biggest trade so far for the off season. we have dave feldman with more. >> i mean talk about stealing the thunder from what was already a busy day. tomorrow we had the nats opener and a little thing called the college championship game and oh by the way, tiger woods was going to take questions since the events. and now this. this trumps everything. donovan mcnabb, coming here to washington, the eagles traded him to the skins for a pair of draft picks tonight. the eagles will receive a second round pick in the months ahead. mcnabb is 33 years old, a six- time pro bowler, leading the eagles to five championship games and a super bowl in 11 seasons in philly. last season, 22 touchdowns, 10 interceptions in 14 games. leading the eagles to the playoffs. third highest in his career, tonight, andy reed spoke about his quarterback that was leaving. >> obviously a tough decision to make in trading donovan. and he has been such a great player here for 11 years. and -- sent every record that you can send with this organization. and it
thank you for joining us, i'm maureen umeh. the biggest trade so far for the off season. we have dave feldman with more. >> i mean talk about stealing the thunder from what was already a busy day. tomorrow we had the nats opener and a little thing called the college championship game and oh by the way, tiger woods was going to take questions since the events. and now this. this trumps everything. donovan mcnabb, coming here to washington, the eagles traded him to the skins for a pair of...
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maureen, will? >> thanks. >>> a reminder if you're riding metro, work is happening on the blue and orange lines. the farragut west and mcpherson stations will be closed and there is no blue and orange service. it won't be effective though. we have a link at www.myfoxdc.com. >>> taking the edge off. bucking the trend of running away from people. >> when we show you a wild animal on the news, they're doing something and running through the streets, trying to catch them. >> uh-huh. >> and someone sent us the footage this afternoon and not uncommon for deer to end up in suburb inbackyards and decided to do more than that in maryland. the guy needed attention and that support us the video. >> wow. >>> and -- >> skiering off. that amazing. >> uh. >> and easy to send your videos and photos to www.myfoxdc.com. the top of the home page, click on photos. >> i wouldn't advocate people -- and there nearby issues. >> one with sharp horns. >> i would imagine. >>> that is it for us. holly's www.myfoxdc.com. >> the
maureen, will? >> thanks. >>> a reminder if you're riding metro, work is happening on the blue and orange lines. the farragut west and mcpherson stations will be closed and there is no blue and orange service. it won't be effective though. we have a link at www.myfoxdc.com. >>> taking the edge off. bucking the trend of running away from people. >> when we show you a wild animal on the news, they're doing something and running through the streets, trying to catch...
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>> you can never be too late, maureen. >>> we'll take you along for this annual ride. >>> and santa is already on the move delivering toys to little boys and girls around the world. norad is tracking his trip right now and it looks like he's near central africa. we'll keep tabs for you throughout the next 90 minutes. >> keep it here, fox5 news at five is coming right back. hi, may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. discount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't getting discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me. happens to me all the time. helping you save money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. . >>> the president's holiday trip getting extra dramatic. listen to this one. a high-speed chase coming close to president obama's beach vacation home. at one point secret service agents pulled a gun on the man in the pickup truck. the pursuit ended and the man was arrested. there is no sign
>> you can never be too late, maureen. >>> we'll take you along for this annual ride. >>> and santa is already on the move delivering toys to little boys and girls around the world. norad is tracking his trip right now and it looks like he's near central africa. we'll keep tabs for you throughout the next 90 minutes. >> keep it here, fox5 news at five is coming right back. hi, may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of...
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. >>> i'm maureen umeh. we want to tell you right off the top the federal government will be closed tomorrow. our news team is all over the area standing by live once again to bring you complete coverage. but here are the headlines right now. metro buses are not running at all. the trains are only running underground. tomorrow's service is undetermined while crews work to clear as much rail as many snow covered rail cars as possible. many schools are closed. you'll see them on your screen. once again the federal government will be closed tomorrow and crews are working to restore power to more than 85,000 customers right now. with another storm expected to bring more snow tuesday, people are racing against the clock to dig out from this weekend's blizzard. we go to matt ackland. a lot of shoveling going on today i would imagine. >> repter: can you tell where i'm standing? >> not at all. where are you? >> reporter: i am right in the middle of a neighborhood street and plows have not come by here. it's paca pla
. >>> i'm maureen umeh. we want to tell you right off the top the federal government will be closed tomorrow. our news team is all over the area standing by live once again to bring you complete coverage. but here are the headlines right now. metro buses are not running at all. the trains are only running underground. tomorrow's service is undetermined while crews work to clear as much rail as many snow covered rail cars as possible. many schools are closed. you'll see them on your...
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maureen. >> thank you. >>> so did you see it? the put strut at the indianapolis motor speedway. hundreds of dogs and their own ers took a stroll around the world famous oval. even the rain wasn't enough to keep these canines and human companions from participating. look at all a the breeds represented. too cute. they even raised money for the humane society of indianapolis. i love to see those. that's a cute one right there, isn't it? that does it for us. the news is always on, myfoxdc.com. have a great night. geico sports xtra 2 minutes away. >
maureen. >> thank you. >>> so did you see it? the put strut at the indianapolis motor speedway. hundreds of dogs and their own ers took a stroll around the world famous oval. even the rain wasn't enough to keep these canines and human companions from participating. look at all a the breeds represented. too cute. they even raised money for the humane society of indianapolis. i love to see those. that's a cute one right there, isn't it? that does it for us. the news is always on,...
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maureen? >> more to come from this one. thank now that. >>> virginia's democratic controlled senate recently passed an antidiscrimination bill that would protect gay state eloyees. on the house side the bill died in subcommittee. >>> a country in crisis. sunday's vote in iraq has sparked worry. none of the major political parties will win an outright majority that could mean months of wrangling. security is tight in the runup to the official vote. police and military troops are patrolling the streets after warnings that insurgents will try to disrupt the voting. iraqi citizens in the u.s. will be allowed to vote at various locations. >>> an soldier has died in iraq. the vehiclehe was riding in flipped over. his mother tells fox 5 he was married with three children. she says his body was flown back to dover air force base yesterday and he will be buried at arlington national cemetery. >>> it was the kind of thing no family could have ever imagined. a mountain lion charging into their home. wait until you hear the details of
maureen? >> more to come from this one. thank now that. >>> virginia's democratic controlled senate recently passed an antidiscrimination bill that would protect gay state eloyees. on the house side the bill died in subcommittee. >>> a country in crisis. sunday's vote in iraq has sparked worry. none of the major political parties will win an outright majority that could mean months of wrangling. security is tight in the runup to the official vote. police and military...
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fox 5 maureen umeh live with the developments. >> reporter: that's right, brian. that meeting is still going on, the hearing. the federal transit ainistration found the tri- state oversight committee aren't doing enough to oversee the safety of passengers and metro workers.
fox 5 maureen umeh live with the developments. >> reporter: that's right, brian. that meeting is still going on, the hearing. the federal transit ainistration found the tri- state oversight committee aren't doing enough to oversee the safety of passengers and metro workers.
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will and maureen, as to what they do with all the quarterbacks and what happens to jason campbell. that is going to be the debate now through the next couple of weeks in washington with all the fans. >> campbell, the big question mark but acording to feldy looks like he's probably going to leave as well. one skins fan is wasting no time supporting the new quarterback. he's sporting this jersey today. mcnabb will keep his number 5 jersey. he had that number since his days at syracuse. the skins announced on twitter the current number 5 will switch to number 15. >>> the redskins scheduled a press cnference with mcnabb tomorrow at noon. you can watch it live on fox 5 tomorrow. we're going to be streami it live on myfoxdc.com. >>> football not the only talk today. the washington nationals took on the phillies in the nats home opener and president obama marked a 100-year tradition by throwing out the first pitch. the ball went a little high, little wide but did cross the plate. the president prepared for his big pitch by practicing his toss with his staff. let's talk about the game. lin
will and maureen, as to what they do with all the quarterbacks and what happens to jason campbell. that is going to be the debate now through the next couple of weeks in washington with all the fans. >> campbell, the big question mark but acording to feldy looks like he's probably going to leave as well. one skins fan is wasting no time supporting the new quarterback. he's sporting this jersey today. mcnabb will keep his number 5 jersey. he had that number since his days at syracuse. the...
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and maureen umeh. the young somalian born u.s. citizen is charged with trying to bomb a christmas tree lighting event in oregon. >> reporter: another shocking home grown terror threat. federal agents arrested a somali born teenager for allegedly plot ag car bomb attack at a crowded christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown portland. 19-year-old mohamed mohamed was caught friday night when he dialed a cell phone that he thought would set off the ms.. but the bomb it -- blast -- but the bottom itself was fake provided by undercover agents as part of a year-long undercover operation. >> we condemn strongly any act of violence, any act that would target innocent people. >> we don't want one single bad person to paint all in our community. we don't want that to happen. >> reporter: thousands gathering at pioneer courthouse square during the annual event. they say mohamed shouted the arabic phrase god is great and tried to kick officers during the event. the suspect plotted "a spectacular show of terrorism" saying he didn't mind that
and maureen umeh. the young somalian born u.s. citizen is charged with trying to bomb a christmas tree lighting event in oregon. >> reporter: another shocking home grown terror threat. federal agents arrested a somali born teenager for allegedly plot ag car bomb attack at a crowded christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown portland. 19-year-old mohamed mohamed was caught friday night when he dialed a cell phone that he thought would set off the ms.. but the bomb it -- blast -- but the...
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. >> and i'm maureen umeh. apparently someone forgot to tell the players because it was a rough go up at the meadowland. a disappointing and you might say embarrassing. >> if you watched the 1st half you might not have had to watch a lot of the 2nd half. you got what was going to happen on the very first drive for the giants. it was depressing and well, it's over. it is over and the season is not over, but it's getting close. today was great nfc east football weather, cold, windy, gray, great weather to run the football which one team did very well today and the other team is called the redskins. albert haynesworth inactive for today's game, which involve controversy. they could have used him. 1st quarter brandon jacobs from 8 yards out, eight carries for 103 yards and two scores. giants up 8 -0. still in the 1st the second part of the rushing attack for the g men, ahmed bradshaw, 25 rushes for 97 yards, 14-0 giants. they lead 21-0 at the half. 3rd quarter skins still down three scores. mcnabb on 2nd and 2 has
. >> and i'm maureen umeh. apparently someone forgot to tell the players because it was a rough go up at the meadowland. a disappointing and you might say embarrassing. >> if you watched the 1st half you might not have had to watch a lot of the 2nd half. you got what was going to happen on the very first drive for the giants. it was depressing and well, it's over. it is over and the season is not over, but it's getting close. today was great nfc east football weather, cold, windy,...
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maureen? >> roz in the newsroom. they could consider a stricter state immigration law that could be among the toughest in the country. >>> you may be enjoying the long holiday weekend. but not workers at the dmv in virginia. a system glitch led to a failure and caused hundreds of renewal applications to pile up. 35,000 to 45,000 people were affected. now 14 service centers are open today, tomorrow and monday. the holiday hours are intended to help workers get through the backlog of applications. >>> the pre-season is over and that means the bench is getting a little lighter. the team is finding out who has got jobs if the coaching staff makes the final cuts to the roster today. lindsay murphy with what is out? >> maureen, the red skins made their cuts by 6 p.m. this evening but didn't release the roster moves until 7:40 p.m. so after playing the waiting game here is how the roster became the final 53 roster. willy parker is a 17 year vet who had 20 yards in three pre- season games. parker didn't show enough quickness
maureen? >> roz in the newsroom. they could consider a stricter state immigration law that could be among the toughest in the country. >>> you may be enjoying the long holiday weekend. but not workers at the dmv in virginia. a system glitch led to a failure and caused hundreds of renewal applications to pile up. 35,000 to 45,000 people were affected. now 14 service centers are open today, tomorrow and monday. the holiday hours are intended to help workers get through the backlog...
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maureen? >> thank you for that. >>> so did you see it? the 500-pound pasta bowl. it is big food in the ig easy. hundreds of pasta lovers gathered for this feast honoring st. joseph. the italian american marching club sponsored the meal. it measured eight feet in diameter and contained 150 gallons of meatless gravy. the cooks used a traditional st. joseph's recipe. it is a combo of sardines, fennel, pine nut, raisins, and toasted bread crumbs. i don't know how good that sounds. >>> caps on the ice and redskins finally make a deal on free acts. lindsay has a preview of geico sports xtra. >> day two, redskins finally begin to rebuild their offensive line. plus, on the ice another new face would steal the show for the capitals. we have madness that's already begun. highlights from the terps, hoyas and patriots are all coming your way. i know you'll be watching. >> we'll be watching. >>> that does ifor us. want news and information 24/7, fox 5 news always on. we're leaving you with a beautiful shot of d.c. tonight. home you can join us tomorrow but stay tuned. geico sp
maureen? >> thank you for that. >>> so did you see it? the 500-pound pasta bowl. it is big food in the ig easy. hundreds of pasta lovers gathered for this feast honoring st. joseph. the italian american marching club sponsored the meal. it measured eight feet in diameter and contained 150 gallons of meatless gravy. the cooks used a traditional st. joseph's recipe. it is a combo of sardines, fennel, pine nut, raisins, and toasted bread crumbs. i don't know how good that sounds....